Toy building block



l The object is to provide bloel,r4 of this ne f ne lering the rnetelli equipped with 'fastening' nieensin n innnner "f'i'innnei' ot imril..

educational 'toy both vin this respect ineens in the ornro'i sheet inetnl sockets tor the deli said sockets and resisting pressure to 'reoit blocks or desired objeet may be produced. f 'n Patented nourri rentner, or oni-rn, town.

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Application filed January 3l, 1922. Serial No. ol/l.

To LU llio/mm 'if mu/,1f (Wurf/Grier ln the dinwirfr in which siniilztr reference 55 Be it known that lli/lonnit; nrrrnnf, e diameters desi; inte coires} oinlinil parts Citizen of the `United StVL gesiclii'ig` et throughout the eral ligures: Oran, in the county ot' huye. 1i" nnd State oi Figure' l perspevtive View ot e smell 5 'lowerq have invented new and useful lin set of bloes or slabs, six` in 'number and proveinents in' Toy luilding; l i in imitation oit e bullet. the entire set 60 which the tollen/'ing is nspeeilieetion. ltilized; y

This invention relates to to;7 buildinn4 2 is n fritudine .i tion throufrl'i blocks, f i 'et the seine end i the inert sockets in the ie sl'nhs and ot holding 65 by meer oiiE doiivel pins; erse side View ot e slab or mi away und showing the ngi; e verse or nursery :irtly info to enable the builder to erect simulations oli certain buildings orto Coins* runt in imitation o' different articles oi: 'turnitni L, et@ :LC- oording to directions thus serving;I as :in

70 l 'iti onal i: ie w throu 51h the 'ifftenersz' i is a detail 'perspertve View oi" -ir View.' ol one off' the 75 ferent animals, birds or any other desi und proper :uticles or li!" resj pietnres ot which nre preferably iniintsd or applied to 5 the panel sides ol the blocks or slabs e learning` the naines rind nJ-ipenrence o@ di'.

Well esto learn appropriate rhymes or ther-eo the sanne set ol: S0 which may occupy the spnee opposite such Y oit 'forming' t number of fguyes other by simply applying the I L ,Y

diref onsy much 'to `I.i .and ednientioo et n Child. Such blocks or slabs which may be cheaply linongr thoseiii-titles orV objects oi which 85 manufactured and applied to the edges or this particular set ol: bioelis is (npnble et sides of the sanne inn. imniner to receive building nre toot stooh n elisir, n bird dowel pins hei/'ing ineens lor engaging in house, n bed, nd by' inerensinfr the inin'iber i to n set. other und more move the saine, the said sockets and dowel complicated obieets nizw he imitated. ll 90 pins serving' to hold the blocks in Certain the While the pictures and rei-ses rhvines right angular or perpendirulmf ,Viosition :ire eonstzintiy betere the #bild to form i with relation to eeeh fii'tl'ieiz in oriilei that the 'nl freund wortor utnrtii point for i the letters Another obje-et to provide ifaistening;J

A full Complete in inventionmey be obtained tion o' the followin il if s Y l taken in eonneotion w1 t oniinnying ble for older children. 5 drawing tornu e, part el this snee:l'untioin he nr'iteeunf ineens to!" holding; the

it being uncle stood that While the drzminif units lolz; hei: mnsis; o' opposed senken; figim shows av prmxtienl torni et the invention, toe cured in the inves' or edges ot the liloeirs, :ind

latter is not to be eonlined to strict eon- .'tliese sooliets :no placed in reatisierinn` reletormity therewith, but may be changed or tion to enen other and to hold e doxifel nin 0 modied, so long as such changes or inot'liiito bind the seine togethern and since tliese cations marl; no material departure troni sockets are placed in predetermined nosithe salient features of the invention, as tions, some in the edges and seine inL the specifically pointed out in the appended faces oit the blocks to suit the particular Claims setl end the particular series of objects to be simulated, it is deeuied not necessary to describe each. unit o'l the set in. detail but a description of one will answer for all, as some other arrangement or location o'l the sockets is found necessary in larger sets in order to bring the pictures to view as the .different objects are set up.

The block l is rectangular in plan view, a convenient and desirable size being sub'- stantially six inches square and formed of suitable boards about seven-eighths of an inch thick., Theseblocks are preferably painted some light color with a coating of enamel paint' so that the saine may be washed and kept clean. Upon one Hat face pictures 2' may be placed such as those shown in the drawing consisting of a child, a horse slice, a lamb, a parrot and asquirrel, the remaiir` 'ing block having, say a rabbit, depicted thereon. On the reverse sides of the blocks l appropriate verses or nursery rhymes may be', printed, such as that indicated at 3 in A. FigureV 3 of thel drawing, andA it is to be understood, of course, that any other manner of painting or coloring the blocks' and any other series of pictures may be employed.

The i'i'asteningmeans which, as has been stated, are placed in some instances in the face or' the block and in others in the edges thereof, comprise a tubular socket l formed of thin sheet metal having the edges of the same extending laterallyv outward 'from the body of. the tube, as indicated at 5the terminal. portions o t the metal being pressed tovlie flat aga-inst keach other to form a iange or fin and one end ofthe tube 4e thus formed is partially closed by crimping the edge or' they metal inwardly as at 6, for a purpose to, be, explained.

The tubular socket is set into a bore 7 formed in the block, said bore lhaving a slotted extension 8, radially disposed thereto, for the reception of the fin or flange 5f thus serving, not only to prevent the socket from turning in its seat, but to prevent the same from accidentally becoming dislodged from its seat in the bore?. 'f

Adjacent to the crimped end 6 of the tubular socket fl, the metal is indented as at 9 to form a slight projection into the interior of the tube, :tor the purpose of engaging into a peripheral channel 10 formed, adjacent' to each end of a metallic pin ll. This pin is substantially equal in length to two of the sockets so that when the latter are placed together as shown, the channels 10 arel engaged by the indentations 9 of the two sockets and they are held from separation thereby, it

being necessary to exert extra pressure to force the pin past the indentation when the tube is, slightly expanded to permit of the saine by reason ol' the space between the extensions 5.

ln the event the bore 7.1501' seatingl the 'from entering the socket too far for the groove or channel toaline with the indentation, so that it is only necessary to force the pin into the socket as far as it will go in rorder to secure the proper locking engager ment. y,

F rom the foregoing it will be seen that a simple, cheaply manufactured andl diirable toy block has becn'provided, having f simple means for holding adjacent blocks of similar design to enable a child to properly operate Aiii building diierent instructive and educational objects andrat the, same v time learning from pictures and verses or legends, etc. i

What is claimed is: l. Toy building blocks, each block having a plurality of tubular sockets set into bores I,

. having lateral extensions, in predetermined positions in the faces or edges ofthe blocks, the sockets being expansible to frictionally engage in said bores to prevent longitudinal movement and having lateral wings to 'lit j into the extensions of the bore to prevent the tubular socket from turning.

2. roy braiding blocks having nuttin .metallic sockets 'set into the `faces or edges thereof to. properly aline with the sockets or' other blocks, means for preventing their i turning in their seats or removal therefrom,

each socket having itsinner end crimped to torni an abutment `and having an inwardly directed prt'ijection` in' spacjedrelal,

[tion to the abutment.

3. `Toy building blocks having tubular metallic sockets set into the faces or edges thereof to properly aline with the sockets of other blocks, means for preventing their form an abutment and having 'an inwardly directed projection in spaced relation tof the abutment and a dowel pin' substantially equal in length to twov of the sockets'anid In testimony that I claim the foregoing-'as my own, have hereto aii'ixed my signature.

MOLLIE BENTLEY.

.turning in their seats orremoval therefrom, Aeach socket having its inner end` crimped to 

